Vegetable shredder



June 27, 1933.

C. A. ROWLEY VEGETABLE SHREDDER Filed 001;. 1, 1951 L LX X HTIUHNEYS.

Patented June 27, 1933 UNITED stares ATENT OFFICE cnannns A. ROWLEY, onLos ANGELES, CALIFORNIA VEGETABLE Application filed'bctober 1,

This invention relates to improvements in vegetable shredders.

An object of the invention is to provide an improved vegetable shredderhaving a shredding plate so formed andso designed that in movingvegetable thereover the vegetable may be shredded in acoarse manner orin a fine manner, as desired. The improved vegetable shredder consistsof a plate having two areas, one of which has relatively wide shreddingedges provided thereon and the other of which has relatively smallshredding edges provided thereon. These areas are arranged sideby sideand one set of shredding edges is directed inone direction while theother set of shredding edges is directed in the opposite direction. Theobject of having the improved vegetable shredder so designed is thatifone area is being used to shred the vegetable in a desired manner andthe'vegetable happens to traverse the other area by accident it willnotbe cut by the oppositely directedshredding edges formed thereon. y I

Another object of the invention is tocombine with a vegetable shredderhaving the above mentioned characteristics. a slicing blade whichtraverses both areas but whichis so arranged that when eitherof theareasare being used the slicing blade will not be encountered by thevegetable.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, which will be mademanifest in the following detailed description, and specifically pointedout in the appended claims, reference is had to the accompanying drawingfor an illustrative embodiment of the invention, wherein: Fig. 1 is aview in elevation of the improved vegetable shredder.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken substantially upon the line 22 uponFigure 1.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken substan-. Y tially upon theline 33 uponFigure 1. Fig. 1 is a sectional view taken substantially upon the line4- 1 upon Figure 1.

Referring to the accompanying drawing, wherein similar referencecharacters designate similar parts throughout, the improvedvegetable'shredder consists of a more or less areas 13 and 1 1 arran areformed smaller per jacent these perforati '20 similar which are theplane of the shre rang 'versely by turning the shredder sHnEnnn-n 1931.Serial No. 566,281.

rectangular heavy wire frame 10, the sides of which are slightlyindented as indicated at 11 intermediate their ends. A shredding plate12 formed of sheet metal is applied to the frame in any suitable manner,however, I prefer to curl or wrap the edges of the 'shredding platearound the sides of the frame at the indentations 11, as clearlyillustrated in Figure 4. The shredding plate may be considered as havingbeen divided into two ged side by side and these areas may be definedfrom each other by a slightly embossed bead 15. The area 13 has a seriesof relatively large circular perforations 1.6 formed therein andadjacent these perforations there areportions 17 bent forwardly out ofthe plane of the shredder plate providing shredding edges 18. Theportions 17 are beneath their respective perforations so that theshredding edges 18 will be directed upwardly. On the area 14: thereforations 19 and adons there are portions to but smaller than portions17 bent forwardly out of the plane of the shredder plate and whichprovide small shredding edges 21. The portions 20 are located abovetheir respective perforations so that the shredding edges 21 aredirected downwardly. At about the center of the shredder plate arelatively long continuous portion 22 is bent rearwardly out of dderplate, providing a relatively long continuous straight slicing edge.This slicing edge is preferably ared" atan angle to the length of theshredder plate.

Theoperation and advantages of the improved vegetable shredder are asfollows. When it is desired to shred vegetables coarsely, the vegetablemay be moved downwardly over the area 13. As it encounters the shreddingedges it is divided into relatively coarse shreds which pass rearwardlvthrough the perforations 16. If by accident or otherwise a portion ofthe vegetable traverses part of area 1 1 during this movement, it merelyslides over portions 20 without being shredded thereon or mutilated inany way. Conplate and frame upside down, the vegetable may be shreddedinto fine shreds by moving the vegetable downwardly on this area,causing it to be shredded by the small shredding edges 21. If byaccident or otherwise the vegetable should extend over onto area 13during this movement, it will not be shredded by the shredding edges 18but will merely slide or pass thereover. Regardless of which area 13 or14 is employed, the vegetable will merely pass over the opening adjacentthe rearwardly bent portion 22 without being cut or mutilated. When itis desired to use the slicer or sliding edge 22, the reverse side of theshredder plate is used and by passing a vegetable downwardly thereoverit will be sliced by the edge without being out or mutilated by thepresence of the perforations or forwardly bent portions in the plate.

From the above described construction it will be appreciated that theimproved vegetable shredder is so designed that a single shredder platewill shred a vegetable into coarse shreds, be, or it may be used toeffectively slice.

Various changes may be made in the details of construction withoutdeparting from the spirit or scope of the invention as defined by theappended claims.

I claim:

1. Avegetable shredder comprising a shredder plate having relativelylarge perforations adjacent one side edge of the plate and relativelysmall perforations adjacent the other side edge of the plate, therebeing relatively large portions bent forwardly out of the plane of theplate adjacent the large perforations providing shredding edges, andsimilar but smaller portions bent forwardly out of the plane of theplate adjacent the smaller perforations providing small shredding edges,the larger portions being arranged adjacent the lower side edges oftheir respective perforations and the smaller poror fine shreds, as thecase may tions being arranged adjacent the upper sides of theirrespective perforations whereby a vegetable may be shredded on the largeshredding edges without being cut by the small shredding edges and uponturning the plate upside down a vegetable may be shredded on the smallshredding edges without being shredded by the large shredding edges inthe event that it partially passes thereover.

2. A vegetable shredder comprising a shredder plate having two areasside by side, one area having large shredding edges directed in onedirection and the other area having small shredding edges directed inthe opposite direction whereby a vegetable may be shredded on the largeshredding edges Without being cut by the small shredding edges in theevent that it passes thereover and upon turning the plate upside down avegetable may be shredded on the small shredding edges without beingshredded by the large shredding edges in the event that it passesthereover. v

3. A vegetable shredder comprising a shredder plate having two areasside by side, one area having large shredding edges directed in onedirection and the other area. having small shredding edges directed inthe opposite direction wherebv a vegetable may be shredded on thelargeshredding edges without being cut by the small shredding edges inthe event thatit passes thereover and upon turning the plateupside downa vegetable may be shredded on the small shredding edges without beingshredded by the large shredding edges in the event that it passes thereover, there being a portion traversing both areas bent rearwardly fromthe plane of the plate to provide a slicing edge whereby on shredding avegetable over either area it will I not be cut by the slicing edge. Intestimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

CHARLES A. ROWLE Y.

Patent; No. 1,915,869 Granted June 27, 1933 CHARLES A. ROWLEY The aboveentitled patent was extended July 31, 1951, under the provisions of theact of June 30, 1950, for 5 years and 216 days from the expiration ofthe original term thereof.

Commissioner of Patents.

